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I enjoyed the episode and thought it was somewhat touching and very enjoyable. I think that the 'teaser' at the beginning was not very enticing but there wasn't anything terrible about the episode. Mind, there wasn't anything overly excellent about it either.
7.9/10.

I liked how we got to see some stuff with Chimchar and Paul.(although, they weren't pleasant on Chimchar's part) There is a huge difference between Ash and Co. and Paul, so I could see Chimchar abit..moved by this. Well, Chimchar is happier with Ash and Co. then Paul.(duh)

It's always nice to hear a nice speech from meowth in episodes. The whole Seviper/Zangoose thing was cool and Jessie actually showed care for one of her pokemon (it should happen more). And Chimchar was cute in this episode esp. when he/she is crying.

I couldn't agree more!

The crying scene is probably one of the main reasons I love Chimchar so much now. I only wish I was the one cuddling it. I mean, who wouldn't feel for Chimchar at that point? Oh yeah... Paul.

Originally Posted by theboar

Tears for Fears...

Hey, that's an artist from 80's!
These guys rock and I love "Shout"

Every time I hear that song I think of that crying scene, because "Shout, shout, let it all out" is pretty much what Chimchar does in that scene. It is that song and that scene that make the episode's name so perfect for it.

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I love my cute little Machop!

Come on, you know Machop is cute! I mean, who couldn't love those endearing eyes? That adorable face? That loving embrace?

Just don't call it cuddly or else it will hurt you.

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At least they FINALLY put Team Rocket back in the credits this season after they were missing for seasons nine and ten. If they'd gone another season without Team Rocket in the credits, I would have stormed PUSA headquarters with torches. Just kidding... maybe.

Anyway, I finally watched this episode recently after missing it in its first run, and I enjoyed it a great deal. At least Chimchar works through its trauma over its time with Paul, and eventually starts warming up to the others. The scene where it cries in Ash's arms was touching. At least it roasted the zangoose too.

Overall, very enjoyable episode.

I am pretty certain that they were in S9, it's S10 they weren't in, pretty much the first time they never been in it either that or they cut it from the credits?

This episode was a bit emotional, I felt sorry for Chimchar and glad it got over it's fear.

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More character development for ol' Chimchar? The writers really must like him haha. I thought this episode was good storywise, I just didn't think it had as much action as I was hoping for. Just typical character development.

It was nice to see all the Pokemon out of their PokeBalls so they could enjoy their lunch together. Seeing as Chimchar had to eat alone when it was with Paul, Chimchar was a bit confused about the whole unity in the group I guess. But it was cute to see Ash try to bond with it and teach it about their group.

Seeing the source of Chimchar's original distress (the Zangoose) made it all worth while. I didn't think Paul would have resorted to sure brute training methods in the first place. I'm glad overcame some of it's fears. 8/10

-Wow, the opening wasn't a rap. I love it. I don't want anymore rapping openings. And they actually had credits during the opening. That's a first. Thought I would say that.
-It was probably mentioned already but Eterna Contest? Eterna Tag Team? WTF? Were we in that long of a break? I guess the dubbers forgot because you know nothing really essential. Fantina wasn't there and so Ash couldn't get his gym battle. Oh and Hearthome isn't anything special. Just give the name of contests to Eterna. Don't spit on my cupcake and call it icing.
-Poor Chimchar indeed. Saw this episode in Japanese a couple of months ago and somehow I couldn't stand the English Chimchar voice compared to the other...when Chimchar cried...kind of made my ears bleed for the most part.
-I know it was a tender moment between Ash and Chimchar, but I just couldn't help having a dirty thought race through my mind as Ash rubs Chimchar's butt.
-Jessie showing actual compassion when Seviper was up against 3 Zangoose...Okay never mind. I thought I had something. I see they remembered that Zangoose and Seviper hate each other. But when Jessie kept trying to return Seviper...Made me try to think of Zig Zag Zangoose for a second. But forget about it...it's gone.
-Paul saying Pa-the-tic! I hate him, but nice way of saying that.

Well that's all I wanted to cover.

Yeah, they sure stayed on that part for a bit too long, didn't they? I was thinking, "Yikes! Awkward!

So, Chimchar is officially a member of Ash's team. Serves Paul right for treating his Pokemon with such disdain.

That's sweet how Meowth was actually being nice towards one of "The Twerps" Pokemon. You don't see that every day!

Awww, Chimchar crying was just so sweet and also a bit heartbreaking!
*Gives Chimchar a hug*

Ya know, I think this was the first episode I saw when I first got back into Pokemon...

This episode was ok... It was interesting to see Chimchar getting used to being treated nicely by Ash instead of horribly by Paul. It was cool to see Chimchar so emotional after being treated great for the 1st time ever. It was cool to see Chimchar finally get over its fear of Zangoose. More scenes displaying Seviper and Zangoose's hate for each other... It was interesting to see Chimchar's flashbacks of how it was being treated in its time with Paul.

I loved tis episode. It was nice to see some character develpment in Chimchar. The flash backks were pretty sad. It was awsome to see Chimchar build up the courage to beat all of them Zangooses after Seviper failed at doing so. 9/10

This episode was a good way to begin Pokémon season 11:Battle Dimentions. This episode is one of my favorite Sinnoh saga episodes, episodes like this are the reason why I enjoy the Sinnoh series so much.
Chimchar got good character development in this episode.
All of the main group's Pokemon were out of their could enjoy their lunch together, but Chimcher was eating alone...because it had to eat alone when it was Paul's Pokémon. Chimchar was not used to eating with other Pokémon, so it was scared at first. But it was nice to see Ash bondin with Chimchar and tell it about their group's bond.

It's interesting that Chimchar was affraid of Zangoose.
Chimchar crying on Ash's arms was a touching moment, but it would've been even better if Ash's dub voice in this episode was same as his BW dub voice....he sounded kinda rough in this episode.
I'm glad Chimchar finally got over his fear, this episode shows that Chimchar is better off with Ash instead of Paul.